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How to sew hooks and fasteners for clothing DIY

When making clothing DIY, it is often necessary to use hooks at the waist fasteners of skirts or trousers. The hooks must be sewn firmly due to long-term stress, otherwise it will be very troublesome if they break, especially when participating in some important events. occasion. The positive hook (the hooked side) is sewn to the upper piece of the clothing fabric, and the negative hook (the hooked side) is sewn to the lower piece of the clothing fabric. When sewing, sew the positive hook first, and then sew the negative hook. Here are the specific steps for sewing hooks:

How to sew hooks and fasteners for clothing DIY

1) Pick a needle on the surface of the fabric and pull the suture to pull the starting knot into the fabric layer;

2) The suture passes through the hook hole;

3) The sewing needle is inserted into the cloth along the hook hole, then passes through the hook hole, and the thread is wound under the needle;

4) After pulling out the needle and thread, there is a knot-like knot left on the edge of the hook hole;

5) Repeat steps 3 to 4 until the metal edge of the hook hole is almost invisible;

6) Without cutting the suture, the needle is transferred directly to the adjacent hook hole;

How to sew hooks and fasteners for clothing DIY

7) Sew the three hook holes on the front hook in the same way;

8) Pass the needle through the back of the fabric and tie a seam-stop knot;

9) Place the needle at the seam stop, and then remove the needle from the side slightly farther away;

10) Pull the sutures, pull the seam stop knot into the fabric layer, and cut off the excess sutures;

11) Complete the sewing of the front hook;

12) The negative hooks on the clothes are also sewn using the same method.